Michael Egnew

Here’s my final stock report from Steelers training camp, with a list of players who helped themselves the most, those who may have seen their stock drop with subpar performances, and others who may have left themselves in limbo with up-and-down showings at camp. Stock Up 1. RB Jawon Chisholm…

Couldn’t fall asleep last night until about 1:30 a.m., then woke up around 6 a.m. and couldn’t fall back asleep. Been like that for several days now. I’m not an insomniac, I don’t have night terrors or really dreams at all, and my wife is about as quiet a sleeper…

While breaking down the winners and losers from each day of practice during the first two weeks of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp is fun, the reality is that consistency is maybe the most important attribute for each player on the roster bubble to exhibit. Just about everyone at camp flashes…

As we did after the first two days, the statistical recap of the Steelers’ practices. Keep in mind these are just to the best of my ability based on my notes. There are incomplete parts – as you see daily in my notes, I don’t always know who had the…

After yesterday’s practice, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that they were awarded undrafted rookie tight end Ray Hamilton off waivers from the Dallas Cowboys. In a corresponding move, they waived injured first-year tight end Rob Blanchflower, who had missed the previous few practices. This comes off the heels of the release…

Everything about the Pittsburgh Steelers tenth training camp practice was dreary, from the weather to the energy on the field. It wasn’t necessarily a negative thing, just the reality of the situation with so many players injured, banged up, or being held out of practice for maintenance days. Thankfully none…

As we hit the second off day for Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, having gone through eight practice sessions, a pretty obvious pattern has emerged: head coach Mike Tomlin has been alternating rest days for tight ends Heath Miller and Matt Spaeth. No, this is not an indication that the two…

The injury bug has befallen the Pittsburgh Steelers in training camp, and although none of the issues are reportedly very serious, the team was short a few bodies for Sunday’s practice. The team also said farewell to Michael Egnew (who was one of mine and Alex’s first 15 expected cuts,…

Day seven of training camp. The heat has broken, it’s been considerably cooler the last two days, and tomorrow’s practice is what stands between the team having their first off day in a week. Let’s jump into today’s notes. – Injury roundup: Back practicing in full today were: Gerod Holliman,…

As expected, the Pittsburgh Steelers made a few transactions Sunday morning. To make room for newly acquired cornerback Brandon Boykin, the Steelers waived tight end Michael Egnew, who had been with the team since January. Additionally, the Steelers waived running back Ross Scheuerman injured with an Achilles injury and signed…

Day four is in the books. Fourteen to go. Another exciting day of practice at St. Vincent. As always, a lot to go over so let’s jump right in. – As usual, Cameron Stingily was the first Pittsburgh Steeler down the stairs around 2:30. James Daniel fed footballs through the…

Of course the hottest day of a scorching week in Latrobe would coincide with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first full-pad practice, but the weather did nothing to deter the players enthusiasm for the return of contact. While tackling was limited (which didn’t stop some players like Vince Williams), their were several…

We all hoped it would be a great day of practice and wow, it was. So much happening today, even if a lot of it was sloppy. But days like today remind you of the quantam leap of the team in pads compared to the first two days in shorts….

As we did throughout last year, a statistical look at the Pittsburgh Steelers 11 on 11 sessions. Keep in mind they only tell a very small part of the story, plays are already scripted beforehand, and there’s a lot of context to be desired. But in the interest of thoroughness,…

With the first two days resembling more like OTAs than training camp, the Pittsburgh Steelers are in pads for the first time today. Should make for an exciting day. Here’s a couple things I’m watching for. – The obvious ones. We know the team is in pads but will there…